Applegate, CA located in zip code 95703 is a small rural community in western California. Despite its small size, Applegate has an active and engaged politics scene. City Councils and local initiatives are often discussed at the monthly meetings held by Applegate Citizens for Positive Change (ACPC). The ACPC works to bring together local residents from all backgrounds to discuss and address issues facing Applegate. In addition, a number of candidates run for office in the city during local elections. These include candidates from both major political parties as well as independents who seek to bring change to the city and represent the diverse interests of its citizens. Through these political activities, Applegate is able to ensure that it remains a vibrant community with strong citizen input on important matters affecting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 95703 (Applegate, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, CA is leaning conservative. In Placer County, CA 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Placer county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Placer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95703 (Applegate, CA) is somewhat conservative.
Applegate, California is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, California is leaning conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Applegate, California: R R R R R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 95703 (Applegate)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $6,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)